diy

Hi there, I've built my own 4' x 4' x 12' wood drying kiln with fire resistant plywood, rockwool, and plastic wrap around the outside of the kiln. I use a small 70pint dehumidifier paired with a box fan when I put freshly milled wood in to draw out as much moisture as I can for about a week. My...

I have been looking at Honda gx engines for a unique new DIY mobile bandsaw mill build. Non-trailer so I will design it to be moveable in two or three wheeled/lifted pieces by one person. I've designed the basic system; it's just two rails that secure at each end of the log, at each corner...

So I'm a newbie. I've done a little bit of clearing for work, so I'm comfortable with saws. Planning on getting some vacant land soon and figured I'd need a saw to clear stuff on there/fire wood. I have this condition where instead of buying a new, working machine, I'll buy an cheap broken...

TL;DR -- thanks for any contributions, even if I already have them, I expect this topic will serve many well!! ~~~~~~ My current, chainsaw-specific gear: Generic tachometer, $5 maybe 10, has *seemed* great lol Spline-drivers for everything but double-pacman (or double-d...tthe less-common of...

Hey all- So I have quite a few trees in need of macro trunk injections but only have enough kits to do two at a time. Some days injections take longer than others but I’m always still waiting for one to finish before I can start the next. The prices on the kits that I have and the number of...

I like my stihl ms260 a lot, but it just needs a bit more power to be the 346xp-killer ;) So here's what to do: :Remember to richen the fuel-air mixture! Have fun!:surprised3:

I see lots of threads for all the Hutzl/Farmertec saws, but I haven't seen anyone put together a complete Ms 250. Anyone have any experience with the Chinese Cylinder? I did see a nice meteor nikasil set for $130 though :) I priced one today $150-175, but that changes from time to time and...

First of all I need to introduce myself. I'm a project manager for a medium sized industrial construction firm in Houston where I live. My interest here is purely for myself and family plus some Christmas money each year. I currently have a tractor supply model 15 ton vertical splitter. I...

Hello all! I just recently purchased a small farm in north western Tennessee. The farm has beautiful wooden fence built around the property and a long driveway (980 ft or so). I'm wanting to plant trees up both sides of the driveway and try to figure out something to put at the entrance. This...

Ok I have really wanted to start milling my own wood. However with a budget of $150.00 and had no idea of how, I had to really think outside the box. So a searched this forum and started gathering all the info I could. After many nights of reading and searching. I got started. First I found...